UC Santa Barbara                                      Policy 4455
  Policies                                             
  Issuing Unit: Student Affairs                         Date: February 1, 1985
  
  
  
  
                    PRESIDENT'S UNDERGRADUATE
                       FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
  
  I.   REFERENCE:
  
       Guidelines on the President's Undergraduate Fellowship Program,
       transmitted by Vice President Johnson's memorandum, January 6, 1975.
  
  II.  POLICY:
  
       The President's Undergraduate Fellowship Program is designed to
       assist unusually talented undergraduate students to pursue original
       research or other. creative projects under faculty supervision
       during the academic year and/or vacation periods. At UCSB, the
       program is administered through the Office of Financial Aid.
  
       A.   Selection of Recipients:
       
            Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Undergraduate
            Honors, Scholarships, and Prizes, the Chancellor will select
            the fellows and inform the President, through the Vice
            President, Budget and University Relations, of the name of the
            fellow, his or her address, the amount of stipend, the title or
            nature of the project or study being undertaken and the name,
            academic title, and department of the sponsoring faculty
            member.
       
       B.   Amount of Stipend:
       
            The stipend is to be scaled to the cost of the study or
            project, and may not exceed $1,000. The amount a student is
            able to contribute to the project shall be subtracted from the
            estimated total cost; the difference up to $1,000 may be
            awarded to the student as a fellowship:
       
            1.   The student's budget for the project or study is to be
                 approved by the faculty sponsor.
            
            2.   Major items of nonexpendable equipment are not to be
                 purchased with fellowship funds.
            
            3.   The stipend may include a travel allowance, if such is
                 necessary to complete the project. If appropriate, living
                 expenses also may be provided.
       
       C.   Award of Fellowships:
       
            The fellowships will be awarded on behalf of the President and
            the Chancellor. (Upon receipt of the information listed in
            paragraph II.A. above, funds will be transferred to the campus
            to cover the awards made.) An honorary fellowship, without
            stipend, may be awarded if considered appropriate by the
            Chancellor.
       
       D.   Terms of Award:
       
            1.   A President's Undergraduate Fellow may receive academic
                 credit for his or her work.
            
            2.   The fellowship is for one year and is not renewable. A
                 student must complete the project while still an
                 undergraduate.
            
            3.   The recipient will submit a report to the sponsoring
                 faculty member upon completion of the study or project,
                 and this report along with the sponsor's comments will be
                 forwarded to the Committee on Undergraduate Honors,
                 Scholarships, and Prizes. The product of the research or
                 study is the property of the student, subject to any
                 restrictions or conditions which may be applicable by the
                 terms of contracts with or grants from extramural funds
                 sources.
  
  

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